You can install, start or explore the RSS using just the diskettes and your computer if you don’t have all the
hardware. You can even update existing radio archive files stored on disk. What you cannot do without the
hardware is read from or save to an actual radio.
CAUTION: When programming or calibrating a radio , DO NOT disconnect the radio from the
RIB when the computer is communicating with the radio - it may leave the radio in an
inoperable state. The only recommended time to disconnect the radio is at the MAIN MENU or
GET/SAVE/PROGRAM screens.
NOTE
If you are using a laptop computer and you plan to use the RSS while the computer is in battery mode, you
may need to set the serial/parallel adapter to run on battery power. This can be done with the application
diskette supplied by the computer manufacturer. If this is not done, you will receive serial bus errors.
NOTE
If your RIB has a switch and LED, be sure to turn on the switch before each programming session.
MTSX RSS GETTING STARTED
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Table 2-1. Steps to Connect Hardware
Steps to Connect the Hardware
After you connect the hardware, turn on the radio by turning the volume control clockwise. You will hear one of
the following types of tones.
This tone ..... Means this....
1. Connect A and C with B. First, plug the
9-pin end of B into the communications port
of A. Then connect the 15-pin end to C.
If your computer has a 25-pin connections
port connector, you will need the cable 30-
80369B71 to insert between A and B.
2. Connect F and C with E. The 25-pin end of E goes into C,
and the modular telephone connector end plugs into the side
connector on the front of F.
3. Plug D into the wall outlet, and connect the other end to C.
Higher-pitched, short tone
Continuous, low tone
Hardware is connected correctly and the radio's internal firmware
is operating correctly. Note: This tone may be disabled in the
codeplug and may not be heard.
Critical failure - a radio's internal software malfunction.
Table 2-2. Installation Tone Identification
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